The best restaurants in Atlanta, according to critics

71 Atlanta, GA restaurants featured on published critics’ lists from 7 publications: Atlanta Magazine, Bon Appétit, Eater Atlanta, James Beard Foundation, MICHELIN Guide, The New York Times, The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Ordered by how many of those lists agree.

• Avize — West Midtown, Atlanta — on 5 critics’ lists
• Atlas — Buckhead, Atlanta — on 3 critics’ lists
• Bacchanalia — Blandtown, Atlanta — on 3 critics’ lists
• Busy Bee Cafe — Vine City, Atlanta — on 3 critics’ lists
• Heirloom Market BBQ — Cumberland, Atlanta — on 3 critics’ lists
• Lazy Betty — Midtown, Atlanta — on 3 critics’ lists
• Little Bear — Summerhill, Atlanta — on 3 critics’ lists
• Mujō — West Midtown, Atlanta — on 3 critics’ lists
• Staplehouse — Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta — on 3 critics’ lists
• Antico Pizza Napoletana — West Midtown, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Aria — Buckhead, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• BoccaLupo — Inman Park, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Bomb Biscuit — Grant Park, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Fishmonger — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Gunshow — Glenwood Park, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Hayakawa — West Midtown, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• La Semilla — Reynoldstown, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Lucian Books & Wine — Buckhead, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Madeira Park — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Miller Union — West Midtown, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Poor Hendrix — East Lake, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Southern Belle — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Talat Market — Summerhill, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• The Chastain — Chastain Park, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Ticonderoga Club — Inman Park, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Tio Lucho's — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta — on 2 critics’ lists
• Alon's Bakery & Market — Morningside, Atlanta
• Auburn Angel — Auburn Avenue, Atlanta
• Banshee — East Atlanta Village, Atlanta
• Bar Ana — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta
• Bon Ton — Midtown, Atlanta
• Bread & Butterfly — Inman Park, Atlanta
• Daily Chew — Morningside, Atlanta
• Delbar — Buckhead, Atlanta
• Delbar Middle Eastern — Inman Park, Atlanta
• Desta Ethiopian Kitchen — Berkeley Park, Atlanta
• Estrellita — Grant Park, Atlanta
• Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q — Candler Park, Atlanta
• Fred's Meat & Bread — Inman Park, Atlanta
• Fritti — Inman Park, Atlanta
• Gene's — East Lake, Atlanta
• General Muir — Emory Point, Atlanta
• Gigi's Italian Kitchen — Candler Park, Atlanta
• Highland Tap — Virginia-Highland, Atlanta
• Homegrown — Reynoldstown, Atlanta
• K&K Soul Food — English Avenue, Atlanta
• Kevin Rathbun Steak — Inman Park, Atlanta
• La Grotta Ristorante Italiano — Buckhead, Atlanta
• Little Sparrow — West Midtown, Atlanta
• Lucky Star — West Midtown, Atlanta
• Lyla Lila — Midtown, Atlanta
• Marcus Bar & Grille — Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta
• Nàdair — North Druid Hills, Atlanta
• Nakato Japanese Restaurant — Cheshire Bridge, Atlanta
• Nam Phuong — Buford Highway, Atlanta
• Northern China Eatery — Buford Highway, Atlanta
• O by Brush — Buckhead, Atlanta
• Omakase Table — West Midtown, Atlanta
• Pata Negra Mezcaleria — Brookwood, Atlanta
• Pink Lotus — West Midtown, Atlanta
• Pizza Verdura Sincera — Little Five Points, Atlanta
• Rumi's Kitchen — Midtown, Atlanta
• Ryokou — Adair Park, Atlanta
• Sammy's — Adair Park, Atlanta
• Southern National — Summerhill, Atlanta
• Superica — Inman Park, Atlanta
• Taqueria del Sol — Blandtown, Atlanta
• Tassili's Raw Reality Café — West End, Atlanta
• The Optimist — West Midtown, Atlanta
• Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours — West Midtown, Atlanta
• Whoopsie's — Reynoldstown, Atlanta

The Atlanta lists

• 75 Best Restaurants in Atlanta — Atlanta Magazine
• The 20 Best New Restaurants of 2025 — Bon Appétit
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Atlanta — Eater Atlanta
• James Beard America's Classics Award Winners (1998–2026) — James Beard Foundation
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Bib Gourmand Atlanta — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Atlanta 2024 — Starred Restaurants — MICHELIN Guide
• The Restaurant List 2025 — The New York Times
• North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 — The World's 50 Best Restaurants

The Critic List — the critics’ “best restaurants” lists, in one place. We don’t write the lists; the critics do, and every one links back to the original.